cooking/food thread. i can't find my old one, lol!

[Allhallowsday]

dang it, i just realized i was hitting quote instead of reply, sorry!
 miscfit, do you have a certain seasoning or technique for fish? because i am NOT good with fish on a flame grill, and being a new englander, i tend to over season fish.
  john,HORSERADISH?? really? how much do you use? BFF would love this, he eats it raw.
ER, the ones you make, do they have like a chewy exterior? i'd like that recipe if possible. i've never managed to figure out how to get my beloved potato rolls to be that light on the inside and still have the chewy outside.
  indi, i challenge you to a chili recipe duel! MY chili recipe is even  made in oz now! * when they have the patience, that is*
  rev, tell me about your stew. we eat A LOT of stews and soups,and i make them for the homeless outreach program i work with,we're always looking for new recipes.

Actually, it's PREPARED HORSERADISH.  I used to use Gold's but their quality went down.  It's both the pureed radish and vinegar that makes the meatballs perfect.  I could see making them hot, but I never have.  You really can't taste that it's in there. 

Oh yeh, I should have mentioned that I usually include caramelized onion in the ground meat (never hot - cold).  Onion soup mix is useful in lots of things... I usually put that in meatloaf... 

[frank]

I'll start with a favorit from a vacation: Pane Frattau from Sardinia.

Put some pane carasau (difficult to find Sardinian bread, but any thin, cross bread is fine) in a deep dish and soak with veggie broth.

Sear onions in olive oil, add some garlic, some honey, deglaze with balsamico vinegar, add salt and roughly chopped, skinned tomatos. Cook, herbs and spices as favored (or make any own best tomato sauce).

Pour tomato sauce on soaked bread, put another bread on top, soaked again in veggie broth. Repeat until favorite number of layers is achieved.

Meanwhile fry some egges, put on top, sprinke with grated pecorino (or any other hard cheese) and chopped green onions. Put some cheese and green onion between layers when more than, say, three.

Enjoy.

thank you frank! this sounds like a savory bread pudding my friend roberto makes, but he wouldn't give me the recipe. tell me, have you had something like  this with fresh anchovies in it while on vacation? roberto makes one like that, he lives just outside rome.

No, sorry. I will have a look at the books, though.

[dean]

  dean! oooohhh dean!! thank you so much, i wondered how to properly drain the yoghurt for so many recipes. i used to work for a lebanese family, there were recipes that were NOT shared with the staff, ever. randa( one of the sisters) used to make this sauce with what she called ' yoghurt drip" ,any idea what it is? it tasted of mint and something slightly bitter?

How was the drip served? It could be a few options depending on that. Off hand Tzatziki comes to mind, but there is plenty of other alternatives like the link below (good as a sauce to go with a meat dish)

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/minty-yoghurt-dip/

[claws]

Yesterdays quick cuisine was mashed potatoes, ground beef and cauliflower baked in a creamy garlic cheese sauce (store bought) with mozzarella and bacon on top.

[316zombie]

thanks all! and alex,before i post the chimi recipes,do you have any spice triggers with your gout issue? i've been learning to change up recipes to avoid gout triggers recently.
  frank, i would love it if you could find it, but no worries if you can't, okay?
dean, it wasn't tzaziki, no cucumbers in it. but it WAS green,a rather bright green,actually. and fairly thin,almost like a jus,rather than a sauce. and it had tan and black speckles in it, the tan was the bitter part, i think. pretty sure the black was just crushed peppercorn.
   john,do you use red or yellow or sweet onions for caramelizing?  this reminds me, i should post my homemade french onion dip recipe, it is addictive.

[Alex]

According to my doctors the trigger for gout is being dehydrated rather than any specific food. Obviously stuff like alcohol can be a problem thanks to the side effects. Have you been suffering from gout? If so you have my sympathies.

[justme2013]

Heya, Alex's wife here. He's suggested I check this thread out and get some recipes and share some of my recipes. Unfortunately I don't have actual recipes for some of his favourite foods but I can find ones similar and tell you what I do differently. I do have many many recipes that I do have written down/typed up that I can share.

Baked Beans

2 (15 ounce) cans baked beans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1/4 lb cooking bacon, or small pieces of bacon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
2 slices bacon

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a 9x9 inch baking dish, combine the pork and beans, brown sugar, onion, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, cooking bacon and vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with the bacon slices.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until sauce is thickened and bacon is cooked.


Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3.Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

If you can tell me what kinds of recipes you are looking for I can narrow down what I share

[RCMerchant]

Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

1 large container of chicken broth
8 boiled and de-boned chicken thighs
1 bag baby carrots
2 stalks chopped celery
1 chopped sweet onion
1 bag small frozen peas
chicken seasoning to taste
2 rolls of Pillsbury Grand Biscuits

Put all ingrediants in crook pot-except peas and biscuits-cook for 4 hours
add peas
add biscuits on top-shove 'em down in there
cook for 2 more hours

Walla!

[316zombie]

According to my doctors the trigger for gout is being dehydrated rather than any specific food. Obviously stuff like alcohol can be a problem thanks to the side effects. Have you been suffering from gout? If so you have my sympathies.

me? no,but my brother is, and one of my besties. my brother's big triggers are seafood,which is killing him, he loves seafood. my female friend's triggers seem to be meat of any kind.
   alcohol is off the table for both until they find the full  scope of their triggers, that's the last thing they'll test. both were recently diagnosed( in the last year), but they've been told to keep certain spices limited for now, like cumin,chili powder and pepper that isn't straight black pepper. oh, and a few herbs too, cilantro( coriander) , sage, all basils and all oreganos for now. 
  frankly, i'd starve to death! and i do get on them constantly bout the hydration thing, they are both bad about that.

[316zombie]

Heya, Alex's wife here. He's suggested I check this thread out and get some recipes and share some of my recipes. Unfortunately I don't have actual recipes for some of his favourite foods but I can find ones similar and tell you what I do differently. I do have many many recipes that I do have written down/typed up that I can share.

Baked Beans

2 (15 ounce) cans baked beans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1/4 lb cooking bacon, or small pieces of bacon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
2 slices bacon

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a 9x9 inch baking dish, combine the pork and beans, brown sugar, onion, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, cooking bacon and vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with the bacon slices.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until sauce is thickened and bacon is cooked.


Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3.Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

If you can tell me what kinds of recipes you are looking for I can narrow down what I share

hiya,and congratulations mama! what is cooking bacon, please?

[316zombie]

Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

1 large container of chicken broth
8 boiled and de-boned chicken thighs
1 bag baby carrots
2 stalks chopped celery
1 chopped sweet onion
1 bag small frozen peas
chicken seasoning to taste
2 rolls of Pillsbury Grand Biscuits

Put all ingrediants in crook pot-except peas and biscuits-cook for 4 hours
add peas
add biscuits on top-shove 'em down in there
cook for 2 more hours

Walla!

RC!!! you've been watching too much television! it's VOILA,not walla!!! geez,you're just so...AMERICAN, lol!! and thank you, i didn't know you could do dumplings in a crockpot.
  baby sister will love this! 

[316zombie]

Heya, Alex's wife here. He's suggested I check this thread out and get some recipes and share some of my recipes. Unfortunately I don't have actual recipes for some of his favourite foods but I can find ones similar and tell you what I do differently. I do have many many recipes that I do have written down/typed up that I can share.

Baked Beans

2 (15 ounce) cans baked beans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1/4 lb cooking bacon, or small pieces of bacon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
2 slices bacon

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a 9x9 inch baking dish, combine the pork and beans, brown sugar, onion, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, cooking bacon and vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with the bacon slices.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until sauce is thickened and bacon is cooked.


Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3.Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

If you can tell me what kinds of recipes you are looking for I can narrow down what I share

oops, sorry, i missed the end of your post. we are looking for any and all recipes that are what YOU like to eat, or your family does, or in my case, my catering clients who are all rather strange eaters. easy desserts would be great, i SUCK at desserts,for example. i can't bake a cake to save my life, they fall in.

[RCMerchant]

Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

1 large container of chicken broth
8 boiled and de-boned chicken thighs
1 bag baby carrots
2 stalks chopped celery
1 chopped sweet onion
1 bag small frozen peas
chicken seasoning to taste
2 rolls of Pillsbury Grand Biscuits

Put all ingrediants in crook pot-except peas and biscuits-cook for 4 hours
add peas
add biscuits on top-shove 'em down in there
cook for 2 more hours

Walla!

RC!!! you've been watching too much television! it's VOILA,not walla!!! geez,you're just so...AMERICAN, lol!! and thank you, i didn't know you could do dumplings in a crockpot.
  baby sister will love this! 

I say WALLA! because it's magic,man! 

[RCMerchant]

I grew up  poor-basic ingriedants to make good food. Oh yeah- I'm still poor. 

[Allhallowsday]

Who ain't poor?  Voila!